The incident happened in the 9800 block of Halifax Drive, near East Rundberg Lane and Dessau Road.
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police have launched a homicide investigation after an incident in northeast Austin on Friday night.
Police said they got a 911 call just before 11 p.m. The caller reportedly gave an address in the 9800 block of Halifax Drive – near East Rundberg Lane and Dessau Road – and quickly hung up. Dispatchers tried calling back, but no one picked up.
When Austin-Travis County EMS got to the scene, medics found a person with serious injuries and immediately started life-saving efforts. They also called for police backup.
Austin Police Department officers arrived shortly after and detained another person at the scene, now being called a person of interest.
Despite medics doing everything they could, the injured person did not survive.
This is being investigated as Austin’s 28th homicide of …
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